Written Answers Monday 17 July 2006

Scottish Executive

Arts

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what level of funding it has provided for youth theatre in each year since 1999.

Patricia Ferguson: Youth theatre is supported through a variety of sources, the Scottish Arts Council (SAC), local authorities, a number of lottery distributors (including SAC) and charitable trusts. There are also some privately run youth theatres.

  Youth theatre is often an integrated part of an arts organisation’s work. For example, the Lyceum Theatre, Dundee Rep and Perth Theatre all have youth theatre groups. Therefore it is not possible to draw out the level of funding directed towards the youth theatre element of these organisations work.

  The Scottish Arts Council provides revenue funding to two organisations which are specifically involved in supporting youth theatre: Scottish Youth Theatre and Promote YT – the national network membership organisation for youth theatres and other organisations developing performing arts by young people. In 2005-06 and 2006-07, Promote YT was awarded £50,000 per annum by SAC. Scottish Youth Theatre was similarly awarded £113,403 in 2005-06 and £116,340 in 2006-07 as core funding.

Arts

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on what level of lottery funding has been provided for youth theatre in each year since 1999.

Patricia Ferguson: Youth theatre has been supported by a number of the lottery distributors including the Scottish Arts Council, Awards for All, the New Opportunities Fund and the Community Fund (now the Big Lottery Fund). Details of funding from each of these organisations are held by the respective organisations.

  Research commissioned by the Scottish Arts Council in 2001 revealed that 14 youth theatres had benefited from SAC Lottery funding and 15 had received funding from another Lottery source (NOF, Community Fund and Awards for All).

Arts

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what level of funding it intends to allocate for youth theatre in each of the next three years.

Patricia Ferguson: The Scottish Executive does not earmark specific funding for youth theatre within the Scottish Arts Council’s grant-in-aid. However, the SAC has indicated that it intends to continue its funding commitment to Scottish Youth Theatre and Promote YT, together with continuing support for theatres which provide a youth theatre service, subject to compliance with its funding conditions.

Arts

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it recognises youth theatre as a distinct art form.

Patricia Ferguson: Youth theatre can include a diverse and eclectic range of activity, such as musical theatre, dance theatre, site-specific productions and use of multimedia in performance. The Scottish Arts Council supports the definition offered by Promote YT:

  Promote YT recognises Youth Theatre as a unique form of theatre practice which:

  engages children and young people as active participants in the creative process;

  encourages the development of the whole person through the use of performing arts techniques;

  views process and product as equal & mutually beneficial; and

  aspires to standards of excellence in all areas.

Arts

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what the current participation rates are in youth theatre, broken down by age group.

Patricia Ferguson: Research carried out for the Scottish Arts Council in 2001 estimated that there were over 7,000 participants in youth theatre, taking part in over 300 youth theatre groups.

  The survey also found that 47% of participants were aged under 12, 50% aged 12 – 18 and 3% aged 19 – 25.

  Promote YT (Scotland), the national membership network organisation for youth theatre, intends to carry out a new mapping exercise and survey of youth theatre in the near future.

Arts

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions it has held discussions with representatives of youth theatre in each year since 1999; with whom these discussions took place, and what their purpose was.

Patricia Ferguson: Support for youth theatre is an operational matter for the Scottish Arts Council. Information on discussions with representatives of youth theatre is not routinely collated and is therefore unavailable.

Arts

Pauline McNeill (Glasgow Kelvin) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to Creative and Cultural Skills in respect of Scotland’s allocation of funding for music.

Patricia Ferguson: The role of Creative and Cultural Skills (CCS), the UK sector skills council for the creative and cultural industries, is to be the independent industry-led voice of its sectors, working with employers, employees and the self-employed to identify skills and productivity needs, the action they will take to meet those needs, and how they will collaborate with funding bodies and providers of education and training. Therefore the Executive has not made and would not expect to make any representations to CCS about how it should allocate its own budget. The Executive will continue to discuss with CCS its work in Scotland as it develops its Sector Skills Agreement.

Asylum Seekers

Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the number of unaccompanied asylum seeker children in Scotland and whether this information is held on a central register.

Malcolm Chisholm: The Scottish Executive does not hold information on the number of unaccompanied asylum seeker children in Scotland. However, I understand that the Home Office maintains a database on unaccompanied asylum seeker children who are supported by local authorities.

Asylum Seekers

Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many asylum seekers in Scotland have been granted the right to work under EU Directive 2003/9/EC.

Malcolm Chisholm: The Scottish Executive does not hold this information as it is for the Home Office to consider requests for permission to work.

Asylum Seekers

Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Home Office about compliance with EU Directive 2003/9/EC in relation to asylum seekers resident in Scotland.

Malcolm Chisholm: The Home Office is primarily responsible for ensuring the implementation of this Directive. However, there have been discussions between the Executive and the Home Office to ensure that, where devolved services are involved, Scottish legislation is compliant with the requirements of the Directive.

Asylum Seekers

Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it measures destitution among the asylum seeker community in Scotland.

Malcolm Chisholm: The Scottish Executive does not measure destitution among asylum seekers.

Compulsory Purchase Orders

Mr Andrew Arbuckle (Mid Scotland and Fife) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to reduce the time which it takes to process compulsory purchase orders referred to it by local authorities.

Malcolm Chisholm: We are considering whether there is scope for improvement of the procedures within the Executive for the confirmation of compulsory purchase orders. We will also consider as part of that process whether there are steps that acquiring authorities might usefully take to help improve that process. Should opportunities for improvements exist we will aim to discuss these with acquiring authorities or their representatives.

Compulsory Purchase Orders

Mr Andrew Arbuckle (Mid Scotland and Fife) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive what the reasons are for the length of time taken to refer objections to compulsory purchase orders to the Scottish Executive Inquiry Reporters Unit and for the subsequent decisions to be made.

Malcolm Chisholm: The Executive looks to progress compulsory purchases orders timeously and without undue delay.

  In coming to a decision on the confirmation of a Compulsory Purchase Order, Ministers must carefully assess each case to ensure that a purchase by compulsory powers is soundly based in law and can be justified in the particular circumstances of that case. This may result in the acquiring authority being asked to supply further information, prior to referral to the Scottish Executive Inquiry Reporters Unit, resulting in the process becoming more prolonged.

  Where an inquiry is necessary, the consideration of the case by a reporter is bound by the statutory timescales contained in the Compulsory Purchase by Public Authorities (Inquiries Procedure) (Scotland) Rules 1998.

Council Tax

Karen Whitefield (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce the outcome of its consultation on the local tax liability of residents in shared accommodation and in receipt of a housing support service.

Mr Tom McCabe: I am pleased to inform the Parliament that we have asked all Scottish local authorities to work with us to ensure that individuals in receipt of a housing support service and residing in certain defined shared accommodation are granted either a refund of all council tax and water and sewerage charges paid, or where there is a debt accrued the debt written off. The entire cost of this will be met by the Executive.

  In addition we have today laid legislation in Parliament that will ensure certain defined shared accommodation that houses individuals in receipt of a housing support service, is exempt from local taxation altogether. This will include water and sewerage charges. The legislation is planned to come into force on 1 October 2006.

Equal Opportunities

Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many task forces, working groups or other similar bodies it has convened for purposes connected with its race equality strategy; what the (a) purposes and (b) membership of any such bodies were or are, and in what capacity each member served or serves.

Malcolm Chisholm: To date four strategic groups have been established to finalise action plans that will inform the Scottish Executive’s National Strategy and Action Plan for Race Equality, which is due to be published later this year. The groups are:

  Race Equality in Rural Areas - to help build inclusive rural communities.

  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Equality/18934/15832.

  Gypsies/Travellers - to enable the provision of more accessible, co-ordinated and good quality services for Gypsies/Travellers.

  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Equality/gypsiestravellers/strategy.

  Ethnic Minorities and the Labour Market - to increase the number of people from ethnic minorities in the labour market and to address barriers to their participation.

  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Equality/18934/15832.

  Scottish Refugee Integration Forum - to address any new and emerging issues affecting integration since the last Action Plan was published.

  http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Equality/Refugees-asylum/integration.

  Group members have been selected for their personal knowledge and expertise of the issues, and attend meetings either in an individual capacity or as representatives of the organisations from the public, private and voluntary sectors that we have invited to participate in our work.

  Notes of all strategic groups’ meetings, which include group members’ and attendees’ details, are available on the Scottish Executive website at the addresses given above. These pages will be updated as more information becomes available.

Health

Mr Bruce McFee (West of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what public health campaigns it undertakes to inform the public about the specific absorption rate (SAR) values of mobile phone handsets and what action it takes alongside telecommunications companies to ensure that their sales staff communicate information about SAR values to customers.

Lewis Macdonald: The Scottish Executive, as well as the other UK Health Departments encourages retailers to make available to customers the leaflets produced by the UK Government on Mobile Phones and Health .

  Provision of information on the SAR from phones informs consumer choice by allowing the public to compare the potential for exposure to radiofrequency radiation from different models of mobile phones. However, because phones adapt their output power to the minimum required for effective communication SAR values have limitations as a means of comparing exposures in actual use.

Inter-Governmental Links

Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has with the Department of Trade and Industry, the Office of Fair Trading and the Local Authorities Coordinating Office on Regulatory Services to ensure that unique aspects of Scots Law are taken into account in the decision-making processes of these bodies.

Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what procedures it has to ensure that Scottish interests are represented in the decision-making processes of London-based non-departmental public bodies.

Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what role it has with regard to the decision-making process on reserved matters that have an impact on devolved issues and are dealt with by UK-wide public bodies.

Mr Tom McCabe: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-23093 on 27 February 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website the search facility for which can be at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search .

Justice

Karen Gillon (Clydesdale) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many meetings have taken place between its officials and UK Government officials to discuss the Corporate Homicide Expert Group report; what the dates were of the meetings; whether a note was taken of each meeting and, if so, whether it will be made available to the Parliament.

Cathy Jamieson: Scottish Executive and Home Office officials met to discuss the expert group report and related issues on 23 January 2006 and 22 May 2006.

  I do not intend to make the notes available to the Parliament as they relate to the formulation of policy.

Justice

Karen Gillon (Clydesdale) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many meetings it has had with CBI Scotland to discuss the Corporate Homicide Expert Group report; what the dates were of the meetings; whether a note was taken of each meeting and, if so, whether it will be made available to the Parliament.

Cathy Jamieson: A meeting was held between officials and CBI Scotland on 15 February 2006.

  I do not intend to make the note available to the Parliament as it relates to the formulation of policy.

Justice

Karen Gillon (Clydesdale) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many meetings it has had with the Scottish Trades Union Congress to discuss the Corporate Homicide Expert Group report; what the dates were of the meetings; whether a note was taken of each meeting and, if so, whether it will be made available to the Parliament.

Cathy Jamieson: Officials met with the STUC on 8 March 2006. The Lord Advocate and I also met with the STUC on 24 May 2006 and again on 6 June 2006.

  I do not intend to make the notes of meeting available to the Parliament as they relate to the formulation of policy.

Justice

Karen Gillon (Clydesdale) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many meetings it has had with the Institute of Directors to discuss the Corporate Homicide Expert Group report; what the dates were of the meetings; whether a note was taken of each meeting and, if so, whether it will be made available to the Parliament.

Cathy Jamieson: There have been no meetings with the Institute of Directors to discuss the Corporate Homicide Expert Group report.

Justice

Karen Gillon (Clydesdale) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish proposals to close a loophole in Scots Law in respect of corporate homicide following the Transco appeal court judgment.

Cathy Jamieson: The Scottish Executive remains committed to closing the gap in the law highlighted by the Transco case. We are currently considering options for achieving this in what is a highly complex area of law.

Justice

Karen Gillon (Clydesdale) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many meetings it has had with the Federation of Small Businesses to discuss the Corporate Homicide Expert Group report; what the dates were of the meetings; whether a note was taken of each meeting, and, if so, whether such notes will be made available to the Parliament.

Cathy Jamieson: There have been no meetings with the Federation of Small Businesses to discuss the Corporate Homicide Expert Group.

Justice

Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive on what date it achieved its target of reducing the number of persistent young offenders by 10% from the baseline of 1201, as set out in its press release of 14 July 2005.

Cathy Jamieson: The 10% target reduction in the number of persistent young offenders in Scotland was to be achieved between 2003-04 and the end of 2005- 2006.

  The 2005-06 youth justice dataset was published on 11 July 2006 and laid in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number: 40065).

Justice

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-26463 by Cathy Jamieson on 19 June 2006, whether it considers that individuals who have been informed of a crime by another individual have any responsibility to report that information to the police.

Cathy Jamieson: I have nothing to add to the answer given to question S2W-26463 answered on 19 June 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:

  http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

Justice

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what estimate it has made of the impact on the daily prison population of the reforms to the automatic early release system, announced on 20 June 2006, whereby all offenders sentenced to over 14 days in prison will be required to serve at least 50 per cent of their sentence in prison.

Cathy Jamieson: The legislation required to support the Executive’s plans for the release and post custody management of offenders published on 20 June 2006 will be presented to Parliament in the autumn. Work on modelling the framework that will be needed to support the new arrangements is on-going. I will notify the member in writing when this information is made available.

Justice

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what estimate it has made of the costs to the prison service of the reforms to the automatic early release system, announced on 20 June 2006, whereby all offenders sentenced to over 14 days in prison will be required to serve at least 50 per cent of their sentence in prison.

Cathy Jamieson: The legislation required to support the Executive’s plans for the release and post custody management of offenders published on 20 June 2006 will be presented to Parliament in the autumn. Work on modelling the framework that will be needed to support the new arrangements is on-going. I will notify the member in writing when this information is made available.

Local Government

Alex Johnstone (North East Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to educate and inform the electorate about the single transferable vote system in advance of the 2007 local government elections.

Mr Tom McCabe: The Scottish Executive is currently developing a public information campaign to educate and inform the electorate about the new single transferable vote system for the 2007 local government elections.

  In doing this, the Scottish Executive is working with the Electoral Commission to develop, from the voter’s perspective, a single campaign for both the Scottish Parliamentary and local government elections, which are being held on the same day, in order to effectively communicate with the electorate and maximise savings on campaign expenditure. The Commission is responsible for information relating to the Parliamentary election.

Local Government

Alex Johnstone (North East Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how much it will spend on literature, advertising and seminars to educate and inform the electorate on the workings of the single transferable vote system in advance of the 2007 local government elections.

Mr Tom McCabe: At this stage in the development of the Scottish Executive’s public information campaign, the estimated expenditure to educate and inform the electorate about the new single transferable vote system for the 2007 local government elections is £1.25 million.

  The Scottish Executive is working with the Electoral Commission to develop, from the voter’s perspective, a single campaign for both the Scottish Parliamentary and local government elections, which are being held on the same day, in order to effectively communicate with the electorate and maximise savings on campaign expenditure. The Commission is responsible for information relating to the Parliamentary election.

Local Government

Alex Johnstone (North East Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how many local authorities have replaced their committee system with a cabinet administration.

Mr Tom McCabe: The information requested is not held centrally.

  However, as part of Scottish Local Government’s Self-Review of its Political Management Structures, the Leadership Advisory Panel reported in 2001 that six councils had adopted a cabinet-style structure, five had adopted a devolved or partially-devolved structure and the remaining twenty-one had adopted a streamlined committee structure.

Prison Service

Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what penalties have been imposed on Reliance in relation to its Scottish Prison Service contract for prisoner transport, broken down by (a) value and (b) number of penalties.

Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

  I refer the member to the question S2W-25470 answered on 11 May 2006 which sets out what information the SPS and Reliance have agreed to publish. The information requested does not fall within the scope of this agreement. The agreed information can be seen on the SPS website at www.sps.gov.uk.

  All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website the search facility for which can be at:

  http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

Prison Service

Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what plans there are to ensure that each prison has secure access to out-of-doors recreational facilities.

Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

  All prisons allow prisoners to appropriately secure out-of-doors exercise areas, in accordance with Rule 89 of the Prisons & Young Offenders Institution (Scotland) Rules 2006.

Refugees

Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the results of the review of the action plan of the Scottish Refugee Integration Forum.

Malcolm Chisholm: A revised Scottish Refugee Integration Forum action plan will be published in the autumn as part of the national strategy and action plan for race equality in Scotland.

Rendition Flights

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-26526 and S2W-26608 by Cathy Jamieson on 19 June 2006, what information it has on whether the police will now launch an investigation into flights being refuelled at Prestwick airport as alleged by Senator Dick Marty, in his explanatory memorandum on alleged secret detentions and unlawful inter-state transfers involving Council of Europe member states, to be involved in the process of extraordinary rendition undertaken by US agencies.

Cathy Jamieson: The Executive is not aware that any Scottish police force has decided to date to launch a criminal investigation into the allegations contained in Senator Marty’s memorandum.

Rendition Flights

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, given that it has stated in written answers to parliamentary questions that it is a matter for the police to investigate allegations of extraordinary rendition, whether this indicates that it has reached the viewpoint that facilitation of the process of extraordinary rendition on Scottish soil constitutes a criminal action by those undertaking it.

Cathy Jamieson: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-24679, answered on 24 April 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search .

Rendition Flights

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-26462 by Cathy Jamieson on 19 June 2006, whether this answer indicates that, if it is not a matter for it to say whether allegations can be substantiated then, wherever it has referred to there being no credible or reliable information regarding the facilitation of extraordinary rendition flights through Scottish airports by US agencies, this is not its opinion and, if so, whose opinion the Executive quotes when it states that no credible or reliable information exists.

Cathy Jamieson: I have nothing to add to my answer to question S2W-26462 answered on 19 June 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search .

Rendition Flights

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-26462 by Cathy Jamieson on 19 June 2006, how any allegations regarding the facilitation of extraordinary rendition flights through Scottish airports can be substantiated without an inquiry.

Cathy Jamieson: As outlined in the question S2W-26462, answered on 19 June 2006, it is not for me to say whether allegations can be substantiated. If any individual has information which would assist the law enforcement agencies, they should pass it onto the police.

  All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:

  http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

Rendition Flights

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-26463 by Cathy Jamieson on 19 June 2006, whether it considers that it has any responsibility to report information to the police relating to any allegations regarding the facilitation of extraordinary rendition flights through Scottish airports.

Cathy Jamieson: The Executive has the same responsibility as any other citizen or organisation to report to the police information that may relate to criminal activity.

  As outlined in the answer to S2W-26463, answered on 19 June 2006, it is the responsibility of those making allegations, and believing themselves in possession of relevant information, to refer the matter to the police.

  All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:

  http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

Rendition Flights

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-26462 by Cathy Jamieson on 19 June 2006, whether it will confirm that the police co-operated in any investigations undertaken by others regarding extraordinary rendition flights.

Cathy Jamieson: The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland has confirmed that no Scottish police force has been approached to co-operate with any other organisation in a formal investigation into these allegations.

Scottish Executive Buildings

Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what premises and land it leased in each year since 1999 and at what annual cost.

Mr Tom McCabe: The following table shows the premises leased by the Scottish Office from 1 April 1999 to 1 July 1999 and by the Scottish Executive from 1 July 1999 to 31 March 2006 and the annual cost.

  

Premises
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06


Meridian Court 
5 Cadogan Street 
  Glasgow
£1,179,977
£1,408,507
£1,355,255
£1,575,876
£1,445,149
£1,584,854
£1,420,935


Southlands 
32 Reidhaven Street 
Elgin
£18,213
£20,468
£26,989
£25,572
£22,823
£39,292
£27,093


Glasgow Fruit Market Blochairn Road 
Glasgow
£10,129
£13,301
£14,542
£12,443
£13,778
£13,279
£12,485


Europa Building 
Argyle Street 
Glasgow
£0
£176,237
£927,350
£822,500
£739,701
£741,867
£791,036


37 Rankin Avenue Technology Park 
East Kilbride
£15,464
£22,706
£9,968
£14,835
£0
£0
£0


Pentland House 
47 Robbs Loan 
  Edinburgh
£820,590
£1,569,435
£1,619,429
£1,711,359
£1,562,560
£1,761,143
£1,698,457


Unit 4 The Courtyard
Callendar Business Park
Falkirk
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£70,036
£63,315


139 Leith Walk
Edinburgh
£90,908
£34,747
£209,579
£110,771
£122,370
£133,165
£133,890


Unit4B 
Kinlochleven Bsns. Park
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£9,540


Ord Croft
Lairg
£3,940
£4,325
£4,346
£4,387
£4,392
£4,437
£8,495


Stratherrn House
Broxden Business Park
Perth
£0
£0
£0
£155,412
£579,894
£581,714
£593,883


Units 4A & 4B Elizafiled
Bonnington Industrial Estate
Edinburgh
£59,309
£80,534
£86,633
£86,421
£87,410
£86,938
£97,797


6 Tower Street
Edinburgh
£16,838
£23,184
£28,709
£26,751
£26,372
£26,648
£27,813


23 Walker Street
Edinburgh
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£68,885
£51,051


Unit 3 Crossapol
Tiree
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£0
£18


Northern College
Gardyne Road, 
  Dundee
£45,740
£61,598
£69,794
£56,129
£473
£0
£0


Saughton House
Broomhouse Drive
Edinburgh
£114,527
£412,137
£391,507
£381,234
£394,296
£410,237
£444,731



  The Scottish Executive also occupies space in buildings controlled by other UK Government Departments for which it pays a facility charge to the controlling department. The facilities charge covers such costs as rent, security, maintenance etc. The following table shows the facility charges paid by the Scottish Office from

  1 April 1999 to 1 July 1999 and by the Scottish Executive from 1 July 1999 to  31 March 2006.

  

Premises
1999-2000
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06


7/21 Mill Street 
Perth 
£86,411
£51,300
£79,297
£131,073
£70,175
£0
£0


Wellgate House 
Marketgait 
Dundee 
£49,338
£52,186
£42,378
£65,874
£53,754
£86,779
£85,398


Russell House 
King Street 
  Ayr 
£168,336
£110,355
£123,848
£181,285
£144,199
£147,399
£131,321


Greyfriars House, 
Gallowgate
Aberdeen 
£64,255
£65,100
£91,739
£126,938
£97,585
£100,789
£98,866


161 Brooms Road Dumfries 
£31,901
£69,959
£93,327
£171,217
£136,438
£140,067
£112,027


132 Seagate
Dundee 
£19,311
£35,576
£53,258
£67,519
£66,764
£95,757
£116,479


Bankhead Avenue
Edinburgh 
£15,757
£24,681
£28,391
£68,924
£54,109
£54,788
£58,580


Corunna House
Glasgow 
£269,119
£269,311
£279,308
£0
£0
£0
£0


Charlotte House
Lerwick 
£52,283
£53,400
£57,988
£62,735
£61,558
£59,616
£62,574


St Ninians Road
Stirling 
£77,095
£78,100
£152,440
£167,445
£167,201
£171,996
£150,926


Dover House
London 
£0
£51,741
£68,200
£67,159
£78,090
£129,850
£110,640

Scottish Executive Staff

Stewart Stevenson (Banff and Buchan) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many full-time equivalent communications, public relations and marketing staff it has employed in each year since 1999.

Mr Tom McCabe: Information from 2002 onwards is set out in the following table. It would only be possible to provide a breakdown of the data prior to this date at disproportionate cost.

  The information covers specialist staff employed by media and communications (M&C) Division. "Communications" data covers staff previously known as "Press" officers. The figures include any external secondees from the roster agencies working directly with M&C. There are currently five in Marketing and Public Relations. The secondment programme commenced in autumn 2003.

  Staff in post figures are shown as a 1 January snapshot each year and also include the position as at 1 July 2006.

  


As at
Communications
Public Relations
Marketing


01-01-2002
44
0
4


01-01-2003
45.5
0
4


01-01-2004
42.5
0
9


01-01-2005
44
0
9


01-01-2006
42.6
0
9


01-07-2006
42.4
1
8